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May 23, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Protesting New Zealanders donned symbolic masks modelled on a Palestinian artist’s handiwork in Auckland’s Takutai Square today to condemn Israel’s starvation as war weapon against Gaza and the NZ prime minister’s weak response. Coming a day after the tabling of Budget 2025 in Parliament, peaceful demonstrators wore hand-painted masks inspired by Gaza-based ... <a title="‘Starving’ masked Palestine protesters condemn Luxon’s Gaza ‘appeasement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/starving-masked-palestine-protesters-condemn-luxons-gaza-appeasement/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Starving’ masked Palestine protesters condemn Luxon’s Gaza ‘appeasement’">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Breen, Professor of Psychology, Curtin University Grieving the death of a parent is often considered a natural part of life. But there are added layers of complexity when you had a difficult or estranged relationship. This week former tennis star Jelena Dokic confirmed the death of ... <a title="The death of Jelena Dokic’s father reveals the ‘complex and difficult grief’ of losing an estranged parent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/the-death-of-jelena-dokics-father-reveals-the-complex-and-difficult-grief-of-losing-an-estranged-parent-257324/" aria-label="Read more about The death of Jelena Dokic’s father reveals the ‘complex and difficult grief’ of losing an estranged parent">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Almost 700 rescues had been carried out in New South Wales by Friday morning as record-breaking rainfall pounds the state. Tragically, four people have died in floodwaters. Amid the chaos, videos ... <a title="Disaster or digital spectacle? The dangers of using floods to create social media content" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/disaster-or-digital-spectacle-the-dangers-of-using-floods-to-create-social-media-content-257350/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster or digital spectacle? The dangers of using floods to create social media content">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 23, 2025.
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Ward, Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Land clearing for agriculture poses a real threat to many species. Rich Carey/Shutterstock More and more Australian species are being listed as critically endangered – the final stage before extinction in the wild. Hundreds of species of ... <a title="Half the remaining habitat of Australia’s most at-risk species is outside protected areas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/half-the-remaining-habitat-of-australias-most-at-risk-species-is-outside-protected-areas-256818/" aria-label="Read more about Half the remaining habitat of Australia’s most at-risk species is outside protected areas">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate professor, University of Sydney Lightspring/Shutterstock With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the United States has signalled a return to aggressive tariff policies, upending economic forecasts around the world. This leaves central banks with a tricky dilemma: how to respond when ... <a title="How should central banks respond to US tariffs? The RBA provides some clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/how-should-central-banks-respond-to-us-tariffs-the-rba-provides-some-clues-257329/" aria-label="Read more about How should central banks respond to US tariffs? The RBA provides some clues">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Pia Johnson/Malthouse Theatre Malthouse’s new production of The Birds is a thrillingly realised take on the 1952 short story by Daphne Du Maurier. Adapted by Louise Fox and directed by Matthew Lutton, this vivid realisation is a ... <a title="Vivid, thrilling and ghastly: new theatrical adaptation of The Birds evokes climate disaster, terrorism and lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/vivid-thrilling-and-ghastly-new-theatrical-adaptation-of-the-birds-evokes-climate-disaster-terrorism-and-lockdown-254819/" aria-label="Read more about Vivid, thrilling and ghastly: new theatrical adaptation of The Birds evokes climate disaster, terrorism and lockdown">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Air New Zealand has announced it plans to resume its Auckland-Nouméa flights from November, almost one and a half years after deadly civil unrest broke out in the French Pacific territory. “Air New Zealand is resuming its Auckland-Nouméa service starting 1 November 2025. Initially, flights will ... <a title="Air New Zealand to resume Auckland-Nouméa flights from November" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/air-new-zealand-to-resume-auckland-noumea-flights-from-november/" aria-label="Read more about Air New Zealand to resume Auckland-Nouméa flights from November">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
By ‘Alakihihifo Vailala of PMN News Funding for New Zealand’s Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) is set to be reduced by almost $36 million in Budget 2025. This follows a cut of nearly $26 million in the 2024 budget. As part of these budgetary savings, the Tauola Business Fund will be closed. But, $6.3 million ... <a title="Budget 2025: Pacific Ministry faces major cuts, yet new initiatives aim for development" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/budget-2025-pacific-ministry-faces-major-cuts-yet-new-initiatives-aim-for-development/" aria-label="Read more about Budget 2025: Pacific Ministry faces major cuts, yet new initiatives aim for development">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Langford, Executive Director, Security & Defence PLuS and Professor, UNSW Sydney For the past 75 years, America’s nuclear umbrella has been the keystone that has kept East Asia’s great‑power rivalries from turning atomic. President Donald Trump’s second‑term “strategic reset” now threatens to crack that arch. By ... <a title="Why Donald Trump has put Asia on the precipice of a nuclear arms race" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/why-donald-trump-has-put-asia-on-the-precipice-of-a-nuclear-arms-race-256577/" aria-label="Read more about Why Donald Trump has put Asia on the precipice of a nuclear arms race">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor of Aboriginal political history, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people. On ... <a title="Corroboree 2000, 25 years on: the march for Indigenous reconciliation has left a complicated legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/corroboree-2000-25-years-on-the-march-for-indigenous-reconciliation-has-left-a-complicated-legacy-252805/" aria-label="Read more about Corroboree 2000, 25 years on: the march for Indigenous reconciliation has left a complicated legacy">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Gilbert, Professor of Finance, Auckland University of Technology Lynn Grieveson/Getty Images When KiwiSaver was introduced in 2007 it was built on a stark reality: New Zealand Super alone will not be enough for most people to retire with dignity. As the population ages and the cost ... <a title="KiwiSaver at a crossroads: budget another missed opportunity to fix NZ’s underperforming retirement scheme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/23/kiwisaver-at-a-crossroads-budget-another-missed-opportunity-to-fix-nzs-underperforming-retirement-scheme-257341/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver at a crossroads: budget another missed opportunity to fix NZ’s underperforming retirement scheme">Read more</a>
